The Sacred and Profane Love Machine

by Iris Murdoch

Overview

Sacred and profane love are related opposites; the one enjoyed renders the other necessary, so that the ever-unsatisfied heart swings constantly to and fro.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101494257
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/06/1984
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	368
File size:	468 KB

About the Author

Iris Murdoch (1919–1999) was born in Dublin and brought up in London. She studied philosophy at Cambridge and was a philosophy fellow at St. Anne's College for 20 years. She published her first novel in 1954 and was instantly recognized as a major talent. She went on to publish more than 26 novels, as well as works of philosophy, plays, and poetry.

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A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.

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“A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.”—Christopher Hudson

“[Iris Murdoch] remains a consummate and sensual scene-painter.”—Michael Ratcliffe in The Times (London)

Editorial Reviews

She remains a consummate and sensual scene painter. -- The Times

Michael Radcliffe

A novel of infinite variety and intelligence; the work of a novelist at the height of her powers.”—Christopher Hudson

“[Iris Murdoch] remains a consummate and sensual scene-painter.”—Michael Ratcliffe in The Times (London)

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